When Bencic made her high 10 debut in 2016 – aged simply 18 – she grew to become the primary teenager within the high 10 of the WTA singles rankings since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009.
It wasn’t till 5 years later, nonetheless, that she received her first huge title, beating Marketa Vondrousova within the ultimate of the Tokyo Olympics to assert the gold medal.
Just a few WTA Tour-level titles adopted in 2022 and 2023, however her being pregnant meant she missed out on defending her Olympic gold in Paris.
By the point Bencic returned from her maternity break in October 2024, she had slipped to 1,213th on the earth.
However lower than 4 months later, Bencic was again to her finest – reaching the fourth spherical of the Australian Open earlier than profitable the Abu Dhabi Open, which she celebrated with Bella in a single arm and the trophy within the different.
A deep run at Wimbledon in July – ended within the semi-finals by eventual champion Iga Swiatek – lifted her again into the world’s high 20, and he or she clinched her second title of the 12 months at October’s Pan Pacific Open.
Throughout Wimbledon, she stated: “I see myself as a mum first, after which a tennis participant. My priorities are clearly with my household.”
